Click here to see our 2018 list of Libertarian candidates.
We’re constantly adding new names, and removing a few as well. If you see that any candidates are missing, please e-mail our Candidate and Affiliate Support Specialist, Bob Johnston, with any details right away.
If you are a candidate and notice your website is missing from our listing, we’d love to know about it so we can help people find out about your campaign.
Congratulations to Texas for having the most candidates this year: 102!
This table shows the count of candidates from each state:
| State | Candidates | State | Candidates | State | Candidates |
| Alabama | 4 | Kentucky | 15 | North Dakota | 1 |
| Alaska | 4 | Louisiana | 12 | Ohio | 28 |
| Arizona | 10 | Maine | 3 | Oklahoma | 18 |
| Arkansas | 32 | Maryland | 20 | Oregon | 29 |
| California | 6 | Massachusetts | 2 | Pennsylvania | 30 |
| Colorado | 33 | Michigan | 43 | Rhode Island | 0 |
| Connecticut | 12 | Minnesota | 9 | South Carolina | 10 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | Mississippi | 1 | South Dakota | 9 |
| Delaware | 8 | Missouri | 29 | Tennessee | 2 |
| Florida | 26 | Montana | 22 | Texas | 102 |
| Georgia | 10 | Nebraska | 7 | Utah | 17 |
| Hawaii | 5 | Nevada | 9 | Vermont | 4 |
| Idaho | 5 | New Hampshire | 24 | Virginia | 5 |
| Illinois | 16 | New Jersey | 14 | Washington | 5 |
| Indiana | 36 | New Mexico | 13 | West Virginia | 11 |
| Iowa | 28 | New York | 25 | Wisconsin | 8 |
| Kansas | 12 | North Carolina | 49 | Wyoming | 2 |
| Grand Total: | 829 |
NOTE: Chart adjusted after Aug. 7 primary elections, from a grand total of 837 to 829.
Many thanks to all of our candidates who have thrown their hats into the ring in 2018!
A special shout out to at least four candidates in Washington state who advanced through the top-two primary yesterday to the November election, and to Bill Gelineau for winning the first-ever contested Libertarian primary for governor in Michigan.
Wes Benedict
Executive Director
